Shloka 27
Lokapāla-samāgamaḥ—Arjuna Receives Astras from the World-Guardians
Book 3, Chapter 42
शिशुर्यथा पितुरड्के सुसुखं वर्तते नग
śiśur yathā pitur aṅke susukhaṃ vartate nṛpa
Wika ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: “O hari, kung paanong ang munting bata ay nagpapahinga nang ganap na panatag sa kandungan ng kanyang ama, gayon din ang tao’y namumuhay sa kaligtasan at kapanatagan kapag nasisilungan ng makatarungang pag-iingat—larawang nagpapaalala sa tungkuling-dharma ng tagapangalaga at sa tiwalang dapat nitong gisingin.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the metaphor of a child resting on a father’s lap to highlight dharma: true authority and guardianship should create security and ease for those under protection, and the protected should be able to trust that shelter.
Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses the king and illustrates a point through a homely comparison—describing the natural comfort of a child with its father—to convey the idea of safe refuge under proper care or rule.